Group: Injuries & Rehabilitation

Injuries & Rehabilitation
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Lower Back Squats

WAnglais1
WAnglais1
Posts: 329
Joined: 2003/10/23
United States
2004/12/31, 11:38 AM
Because of a lifetime of car wrecks and a little too much weight my lower back has always given me problems. Now, I have been using the Smith Machine for squats or doing hack squats of leg presses with a sled type machine. My question is should I try squats at the regular rack or keep going the way I have? If I try the regular rack, should I take any precautions? Thanks.
bigandrew
bigandrew
Posts: 5,146
Joined: 2002/10/21
United States
2004/12/31, 07:54 PM
If you feel you are ready go for it. I strained my back erectors few years ago, and I stoped deadlifts all together, and did my squats in a smith too. TAke it slow, you balance and stablizers will be weak, from the lower back, and from the smith.

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